Air Force Academy
Denver
Falcons Shut Out by DU, 7-0
2/17/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Feb. 17, 2007
The Air Force men's tennis team saw its four-match winning streak snapped Saturday when the University of Denver Pioneers downed the Falcons, 7-0, at the Academy. The 58th-ranked Pioneers improved to 5-1, while Air Force fell to 4-6.
DU captured the doubles point with wins at the Nos. 1 and 3 spots. Air Force won the No. 2 match as freshmen Brett Rodgers and Mike Youn paired for an 8-7 victory over Nejc Smole and Rav Dhatt. The Falcon dup won the tiebreak, 7-4.
The Pioneers swept the six singles matches, five of them in straight sets. The best match was at the No. 3 spot, where DU's Timo Kienle rallied from a set down to beat Youn, 3-6, 7-5, (10-6).
The falcons return to action next Friday, Feb. 23 when they host Weber State (10 a.m.) and Northern Colorado (2 p.m.).
Univ. of Denver 7, Air Force 0
Singles
1. Adam Holmstrom (DU) def. Robby Alexander, 7-5, 6-4
2. Nejc Smole (DU) def. Brett Rodgers, 6-4, 6-4
3. Timo Kienle (DU) def. Mike Youn, 3-6, 7-5, 10-6
4. Nik Persson (DU) def. Keith Cronican, 6-2, 6-1
5. Kalle Rosen (DU) def. Austin Francis, 6-0, 6-2
6. Rav Dhatt (DU) def. Greg Ferry, 8-3
Doubles
1. Holmstrom/Persson (DU) def. Alexander/Ryan White, 8-4
2. Rodgers/Youn (AF) def. Smole/Dhatt, 8-7(4)
3. Rosen/Kienle (DU) def. Cronican/James Tomlin, 8-3
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